Vietnam: Bases for verification of a household engaged directly in agricultural production

According to Circular No. 33/2017/TT-BTNMT of the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment of Vietnam, bases for verification of a household engaged directly in agricultural production include:

- The household is using agricultural land allocated or leased out by the State or has his/her land use rights certified by the State; acquired through conversion, transfer, inheritance or donation or contribution of capital in the form of land use rights; is using agricultural land which is yet to be certified by the State;

- At least one member of the household does not receive regular salaries; is retired, stops working due to working capacity loss or terminates his/her employment and receives social benefits;

- The household has a regular income from agricultural production on the area of land which the household is using as specified in Point a of this Clause even when the household does not have a regular income due to natural disasters, environmental disasters, conflagration or epidemics;

- In the case of allocation of agricultural land to a household without land use levy or registration of acquisition of the household's rights to use land meant for rice cultivation, the provision “at least one member of the household does not receive regular salaries; is retired, stops working due to working capacity loss or terminates his/her employment and receives social benefits” shall apply.

More details can be found in Circular No. 33/2017/TT-BTNMT of the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment of Vietnam, which takes effect from December 05, 2017.

-Thao Uyen-

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